: What are the most important qualities to look for when hiring a great mobile UI designer for a consumer-facing Internet startup? I'm looking for an experienced mobile UI designer to lead the

@Shelley591

It depends on all sorts of things. Personality is often the big one, followed by the quality of their resume/portfolio. Beyond that, how big is your team? Will this be a one person UI/UX person or is there a bigger group? Do you need the UI person to design? Develop? Both? User test? Software test? etc.

It's really all going to depend on the specifics of your product, your team, and the project.

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@Phylliss782

You'll have to decide if you want that person to really be a UI designer or if you want them to develop the code as well.

In my experience, it's best to have someone focused on the customer side of UI/UX who works closely with a true UI developer to make the magic happen. Two people are definitely stronger than one in this role.

If it's a visual/experience role, then you want to look for someone with a head for information design and experience with not only great designs but site optimization. Someone who has experience with the iterative process of unearthing expected ways to improve your metrics.

Of course you also want to know that they understand the qualities of the devices in question and are well versed in using them. Knowledge of mobile sites vs hybrid apps vs truly native development. They don't need to code it but they do need to understand what can be achieved within CSS, HTML, javascript, and native APIs.

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